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Read about the latest events and activities in the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research.
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Manchester Institute of Innovation Research to host the 7th Geography of Innovation Conference 2024
28 Mar 2023
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and Alliance Manchester Business School are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the 7th ...
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New blog exploring the crucial role of diversified knowledge in environmental innovation
27 Mar 2023
In this blog MIOIR Researcher Martina Ayoub and Stephane Lhuillery from BETA, University of Strasbourg have explored the knowledge components that ...
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Launch of the MIOIR Working Paper Series
20 Mar 2023
The MIOIR Working Paper Series provides a platform for discussing and disseminating studies from across the disciplines, covering a range of issues ...
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Welcome to new researcher at MIoIR
9 Mar 2023
Dr Abisope Akintola has joined MIOIR as a Research Associate on the new ESRC – UKRI project: The Organisation and Diffusion of Translational ...
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Professor Raquel Ortega-Argilés has been conferred Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences this spring
7 Mar 2023
The Academy of Social Sciences is delighted to announce that fifty-six leading social scientists have been conferred Fellowship of the Academy this ...
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Upcoming Seminar: Strategic Maintenance of the World's Most Enduring Herbicide Technology
2 Mar 2023
Join Manchester Institute of Innovation Research for their upcoming seminar with Professor Beatrice D’Ippolito from the School for Business and ...
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Manchester Institute of Innovation Research to welcome EU-SPRI funded research visitor
1 Mar 2023
Maria Stadler will be joining MIOIR for 3 months from 6 March 2023 to carry out a research visit, supervised by Professor Elvira Uyarra. The ...
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Register now: Fred Jevons Lecture - Equity for Women in Science
17 Feb 2023
At this Fred Jevons lecture Dr Cassidy Sugimoto will explore the gender gap in science and technology, and what can be done to address it. Register ...
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Professor Jakob Edler appointed into German Council for Science & Humanities
6 Feb 2023
The Council is a globally unique advisory body, working with policy makers and politicians from the 16 German States and the Federal Ministry for ...
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Register now: The Early Career Researchers Conference – SIIB2023
2 Feb 2023
Are you an early career researcher in the field of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and International Business? The Early Career ...
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New article on Low-carbon reorientation in a declining industry
23 Jan 2023
While the existing literature makes important analyses of the technical and economic dimensions of decarbonisation pathways, it gives less attention ...
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Towards green and just transitions in city regions
18 Jan 2023
The study was completed on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and was funded by Research England. The objective was to ...
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MIOIR currently hiring a postdoctoral research associate for a new ESRC Project
13 Jan 2023
Academics from the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) based at AMBS have begun a major three-year study into how personalised ...
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New Article on One size does not fit all: The plurality of knowledge sources for transition to sustainable farming
9 Jan 2023
Sustainable farming encompasses diverse practices that draw on various knowledge stocks. This knowledge must be adapted to suit the farmers’ crops,...
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Researchers investigate the housing and construction sector’s key role in net-zero challenges
4 Jan 2023
A research team from the Alliance Manchester Business School and Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) has officially begun working on ...
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Special Issue on Open Science Policies as an Accelerator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
21 Dec 2022
This paper entitled ‘Equitable Research Capacity towards the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case for Open Science Hardware’ is featured in ...
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MIOIR Researchers launch new report on the Adoption of Digital Technologies and Skills in Greater Manchester
16 Dec 2022
High costs and a lack of access to people with the relevant skills are significant barriers to businesses adopting digital technologies across ...
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Upcoming Seminar: Adoption of Digital Technologies and Skills in Greater Manchester
13 Dec 2022
Join Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and Work and Equalities Institute for an online discussion on ‘Adoption of Digital Technologies ...
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Elvira Uyarra's Inaugural Lecture
30 Nov 2022
New generation innovation policy and the role of place In recent years, and in response to major societal challenges such as climate change, ...
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Professor Frank Geels among most highly cited researchers
24 Nov 2022
Congratulations to AMBS professors Frank Geels and Javed Siddiqui who are both named by Thomson Reuters in this year’s prestigious list of Highly ...
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MIOIR PhD Researchers have been awarded prestigious doctoral studies awards
21 Nov 2022
Alejandra Navea Parra and Hien Dao are just two of six researchers nationwide to have received the scholarships this academic year. Alejandra and ...
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European Partnership Stakeholder Forum
17 Nov 2022
On 15th and 16th November 2022, the European Commission launched its first European Partnership Stakeholder Forum. The Forum focused on the review of...
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New article on Industrial clusters for deep decarbonization
17 Nov 2022
Perhaps no sector of the global economy is in greater need of concerted efforts toward deep decarbonization than industry, which includes ...
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Evaluation of Science and Innovation Policies
15 Nov 2022
The demand for evaluation in science and innovation policy continues to grow alongside the demands on STI policy to deliver a broad range of economic...
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New Blog on The Circular Economy and The Puzzle of Formalization
7 Nov 2022
As part of a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) at the Academy of Management in August 2022 on the theme of the Puzzle of the Informal Economy ...
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Upcoming Events: Guest Speakers at MIOIR
24 Oct 2022
This week we are joined by two more guest speakers starting with Dirk Lindebaum, Professor in Organisation and Management at Grenoble Ecole de ...
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New Article on The complementarity effect of exporting, importing and R&D on the productivity of Ukrainian MNEs
19 Oct 2022
After two decades of research on Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises (EMNE), the debate still concerns the antecedents and strategies of their ...
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Welcome to new colleagues at MIoIR
17 Oct 2022
Debapriya Chakrabarti has joined the MIOIR as a Research Associate in the ‘Place-based innovation strategies and Entrepreneurial ecosystems’ UMRI...
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New Article on The interplay of entrepreneurial ecosystems and global value chains
23 Sep 2022
Despite the growing interest in the concept of entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE), the structure of value-adding activities within ecosystems remains ...
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Manchester Institute of Innovation Research to welcome EU-SPRI funded research visitor
22 Sep 2022
Marcos Antón Tejón will be joining us for 3 months from 15 September 2022 until 22 December 2022 to carry out a research visit, supervised by Mabel...
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New article on Research governance and the dynamics of science
14 Sep 2022
This article offers a framework for the study of research governance effects on scientific fields framed by notions of research quality and the ...
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R&D collaboration between leading and lagging areas of the UK would boost innovation
9 Sep 2022
The recent white paper on levelling up has highlighted the damage caused by socioeconomic inequality and the importance of a more place-based, ...
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How are everyday scientific practices influenced by automation and digitalization?
6 Sep 2022
Digital technologies and robotics are often expected to release knowledge workers from routine work – typically framed as ‘mundane’ – freeing...
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MIOIR Doctoral Researcher awarded a Stanford Existential Risk Initiative (SERI) Summer Research Fellowship
2 Aug 2022
SERI primarily supports research aimed at mitigating existential threats, such as climate change, artificial intelligence, biosecurity, and nuclear ...
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MIOIR Doctoral Researcher selected for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
1 Aug 2022
During the last months (June and July), Sebastián had the opportunity to travel to the United States, where he participated in a series of ...
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Professor Elvira Uyarra appointed as Executive Director of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research
28 Jul 2022
Professor Uyarra will follow in the footsteps of Professor Jonatan Pinkse, who has led MIOIR for the last 3 years and will finish his term as ...
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